When my feet touched the icy bank, I couldn’t feel that either. All the feeling in my body was gone.
I wrapped Little Ann in my coat and hurried into my clothes. With the pole I fished my light back.
Close by was a large drift. I climbed up on top of it and dug a hole down through the ice and snow until I reached the dry limbs.
I poured half of the oil in my lantern down into the hole and dropped in a match. In no time I had a roaring fire.
I laid Little Ann close to the warm heat and went to work.
Old Dan washed her head with his warm red tongue while I massaged and rubbed her body.
I could tell by her cries when the blood started circulating. Little by little her strength came back.
I stood her on her feet and started walking her. She was weak and wobbly but I knew she would live. I felt much better and breathed a sigh of relief.
After drying myself out the best I could, I took the lantern handle from the pole, bent it back to its original position, and put it back on the lantern.
Holding the light out in front of me, I looked at it. The bright metal gleamed in the firelight glow.
I started talking to it. I said, “Thanks, old lantern, more than you’ll ever know. I’ll always take care of you.
Your globe will always be clean and there’ll never be any rust or dirt on your frame.”
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